Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Cotty
On 2/1/07, Peter Fairweather, discombobulated, unleashed: >Why are their so few female contributors to this list? Does this >reflect camera users as a whole or just list users possibly? I have occasionally borrowed one of my wife's bras, does that count? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O)

Re: PESO - Bicycle in the snow

2007-01-02 Thread David J Brooks
Quoting frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On 1/2/07, George Sinos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> We got our first snow of the season on New Year's Eve. It wasn't a >> big storm, but it was icy and windy, and of course hit at a bad time >> for those on the road. >> >> I took a few snapshots on

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Cotty
> >> http://www.kenrockwell.com/engagement/cayman.htm Ye gods. Who needs ringflash with eyes like that?? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.n

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 03/01/07, Margus Männik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > interconnects... they are talkin' about differences in POWER cables of > home audio equipment :) > I'm quite a big fan of hi-fi audio equipment (mostly car audio last > years) myself, but I've never understood the language they talk... Yes, I

SV: OT: Aires 35 rangefinder

2007-01-02 Thread Jens Bladt
Thanks, Ralf The one with the meter could have been the Aires 35-V, right? Jens Bladt Nytårkort / Greeting Card: http://www.jensbladt.dk/godtnytaar2007/lydshow.html http://www.jensbladt.dk +45 56 63 77 11 +45 23 43 85 77 Skype: jensbladt248 -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Cotty
On 2/1/07, Bob Shell, discombobulated, unleashed: >I wonder how many of us are doing what our education prepared us >for? In my case I majored in zoology I have yet to major. I started out as a runner in TV, worked my way up. I fully intend to complete my education as a mature student i

RE: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Bob W
Good website! -- Bob > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Cotty > Sent: 02 January 2007 23:28 > To: pentax list > Subject: Re: OT: Occupations? > > On 1/1/07, Mike Hamilton, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >Anyone care to share? >

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Cotty
On 2/1/07, Christian, discombobulated, unleashed: >I have a BS degree in Ecology I knew you were full of something -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: OT: Aires 35 rangefinder

2007-01-02 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Jens Bladt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Any comments on these Japanese (Seiko) cameras? > http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/sets/72157594454452626/ I had a later model with a built-in meter (a 3S if memory serves), some 20 years ago, and I'm still kicking myself for discarding it when it eventua

Re: More rumors ... (and happy New Year)

2007-01-02 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 03/01/07, J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And I dont beleive there are no other pentax > wide lenses that would not work as well or better > on FF digital as the necessary shorter lenses do on APS digital. Anyone > know anyone whos used them that way? ( > maybe that guy whos using

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread John Sessoms
> > From: > Brendan MacRae > --- Peter Fairweather <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> > >> > Why are their so few female contributors to this >> > list? Does this >> > reflect camera users as a whole or just list users >> > possibly? >> > >> > Peter >> > >> > > Well, judging from how m

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Margus Männik
well, MOSFET is simply the most known type of FET. There are some others like J-FET or "mixed bipolar and FET" IGBT transistors around us every day. For example, nearly all car electronic ignition systems utilize IGBT as ignitor - an electronic equivalent of contact breaker used in classic ign

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Cotty
On 1/1/07, Mike Hamilton, discombobulated, unleashed: >Anyone care to share? I'm a UK-based broadcast news cameraman / editor with a grounding in stills and a penchant for old Pentax cameras. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||

Re: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Cotty
I'm a UK-based broadcast news cameraman / editor with a grounding in stills and a penchant for old Pentax cameras. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML

RE: More rumors ... (and happy New Year)

2007-01-02 Thread J. C. O'Connell
The magnitude of vignetting is not that great, maybe a stop at very most, so its not a big deal as far as limiting dynamic range. 35mm IS a wide angle lens by any standards on FF 24x36 format. Wide angle covers about anything less than 40mm on that format. And I dont beleive there are no other pe

RE: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread J. C. O'Connell
I disagree with that statement. Most serious hi-fi enthusiast are very picky about their amps and tend to care whether they are regular bipolar, mosfet, or tube output circuits because they can each have a characteristic "sound" unless they really really well implemented which is rare and very expe

RE: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Tim Øsleby
But can you hear anything with those ears? Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of frank theriault Sent: 3. januar 2007 00:01 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT: Occupations? On 1/2/07, Mark

RE: Do it yourself pano head

2007-01-02 Thread J. C. O'Connell
Focal length used doesnt have any factor at all, its about relative position(s) of your subject and the position of the nodal point of the lens if not compensated for. jco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Markus Maurer Sent: Tuesday, January

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 03/01/07, DagT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ...or the effects of the green pen on the CD edges that was sold some > years ago. That was really crap .-) True, but did you ever see the green polymer stabilizer rings that were designed to snugly fit on the edge of CDs? I actually used them on my

Re: RE: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Mark Roberts
Tim Øsleby wrote: >Is what you are saying that MOSFETs takes more beating without going up in >smoke? >If that's the case, this would explain why they are used a lot in PA audio >systems. Basically, that's the case. The "thermal runaway" problem Rob mentioned is the tendency of bipolar trans

OT: Aires 35 rangefinder

2007-01-02 Thread Jens Bladt
Any comments on these Japanese (Seiko) cameras? http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/sets/72157594454452626/ Regards Jens Bladt New Year Greeting Card: http://www.jensbladt.dk/godtnytaar2007/lydshow.html http://www.jensbladt.dk -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Editi

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Margus Männik
interconnects... they are talkin' about differences in POWER cables of home audio equipment :) I'm quite a big fan of hi-fi audio equipment (mostly car audio last years) myself, but I've never understood the language they talk... BRM Digital Image Studio wrote: >On 03/01/07, Margus Männik <[

Re: OT - spell checker

2007-01-02 Thread John Sessoms
> > From: > David J Brooks > Whats a spell checker > > Dave http://www.keeline.com/eng115/index.php?page=Handouts/Spell_Check_Poem.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

PESO: Enjoying the View

2007-01-02 Thread Mark Dalal
My girlfriend and I were down in Austin to meet a college buddy. We stopped at Mount Bonnell to check out the view. I came across this couple sitting on the rock ledge. Pentax *istDS, Pentax SMC-F 24-50/4, Handheld ISO 200, 1/60 sec @ f/13 http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=343093238&size=

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread frank theriault
On 1/2/07, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Great little amp! :) It is! I think I bought it close to 20 years ago, and it continues to sound lovely. It's only rated 20 watts per channel into 8 ohms, but that's quite misleading, due to it's high current capabilities. It sounds much lo

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Pancho Hasselbach
Hi, after starting some things I did not finish (among which a music career), I spent 10 years working as a joiner, then too much children for the pay I got. So I tried IT, and after 2 years of learning to program computers, I've been writing software for one of the bigger german banks for nea

Re: Fw: Full frame vs APS-C was: Re: PESO - Hertzlia Marina vs K10D

2007-01-02 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 03/01/07, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've always thought of him as a kind of super-charged version of Ace > "Smoke me a kipper, I'll be home for breakfast!" Rimmer, with bigger > balls and a better tan. That's ridiculously complimentary... for Ken ;-) -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUST

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread John Sessoms
> > From: > "Shel Belinkoff" > What's a MOSFET? > > Shel Metal Oxide Silicon Field Effect Transistor - it's a transistor that functions more like a vacuum tube than regular transistors do. You can use them to make a groovy fuzz-tone or over-drive pedal for an electric guitar and other stuff. --

RE: Fw: Full frame vs APS-C was: Re: PESO - Hertzlia Marina vs K10D

2007-01-02 Thread Bob W
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Peter Fairweather > Sent: 02 January 2007 22:04 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Fw: Full frame vs APS-C was: Re: PESO - Hertzlia > Marina vs K10D > > Instead of being cruel about Ken Roc

Re: PESO -- "Industrial Art"

2007-01-02 Thread P. J. Alling
I tried burning that in, it looked awful. Maybe I'll try again. Jack Davis wrote: > Weii seen. Like the composition. > Small knit with the blown out upper left skylight area. > > Jack > --- "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Another shot taken between Christmas and New Years. I

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread DagT
Den 2. jan. 2007 kl. 23.00 skrev Digital Image Studio: > On 03/01/07, Margus Männik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I suspect that most of the hi-fi enthusiasts don't know and >> doesn't care >> what MOSFET stands for and what it really means... ;) > > Yes, they are too busy trying to hear the dif

Re: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread P. J. Alling
and an opportunity for lots of research reading this list... Mark Dalal wrote: > From: "Mike Hamilton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> I've been reading this list for nearly 8 months now, and I'm aware of >> some of your occupations... however some of you are a mystery to me. >> I'm not sure if tha

Re: PESO: A lady for Frank

2007-01-02 Thread Jack Davis
Ya throw a little fertilizer on a dirty scalp and ya never know what will sprout. Jack --- frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 1/2/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm sure that Frank will appreciate the thought. I'm not sure the > lady > > will... > > > > Why, I ou

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob Shell wrote: >I wonder how many of us are doing what our education prepared us >for? I am now - for the first time in my life, actually. In the past I've worked as a recording engineer, electronic technician, photographer and more. I finished my master's degree in May and now I'm teac

Re: PESO - Hertzlia Marina vs K10D

2007-01-02 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 03/01/07, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think that they may actually be loss-leading the 5D at the moment > (given the massive rebates on it right now). It may be that they make > more per unit on normal pricing than the K100D or K110D do (Given the > very aggressive pricing in that

RE: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Bob W
> Looking at all the I am a "whatever" here I wonder what my > life would be > like today if I had had that kind of stability. I do know > that a loss of > concentration, coordination, energy, emotional stability, and > about 50 > points in IQ, leaves me on social-security (The neurologists

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread John Sessoms
I used to be the guy who came out to your office and fixed your computer, until early 2003 when I was called back to active duty. Spent 2004 in Iraq. While I was overseas, the company was sold to China and my job went overseas as well. Since mid-2005 I have gone to school & worked part time whi

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Pancho Hasselbach
Christian schrieb: > I'm a UNIX/Linux systems administrator for a large "Online" company in > "America." My systems process and store almost 1 billion emails per day > (and we drop or filter twice that on a daily basis...) Which is, compared to PDML, peanuts, of course. SCNR, Pancho -- PDML

Re: PESO -- "Ugly duckling grows up"

2007-01-02 Thread P. J. Alling
I may have punched up the contrast to separate the ducks from the background. I used the high ISO because I forgot that I'd been using it the night before for available light shooting, which doesn't help. Bruce Dayton wrote: > The lighting is not real great here but the swan surrounded by the >

Re: PESO -- "Industrial Art"

2007-01-02 Thread Bruce Dayton
Now that one is kind of cool. Perfect for a B&W - somehow it really gets my attention. Nice shot! -- Bruce Tuesday, January 2, 2007, 1:29:57 PM, you wrote: PJA> Another shot taken between Christmas and New Years. I went out with a PJA> friend for a ramble in New Haven, CT. The Yale student

FF vs APS-C (was Re: PESO - Hertzlia Marina vs K10D)

2007-01-02 Thread K.Takeshita
Hi Rob, My comments iin-line. Ken On 1/02/07 5:10 PM, "Digital Image Studio", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 02/01/07, K.Takeshita <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> There was an interview article with Nikon on FF subject. Among other things >> they said, they have been observing Canon 5D sales

Re: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Mark Dalal
From: "Mike Hamilton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I've been reading this list for nearly 8 months now, and I'm aware of > some of your occupations... however some of you are a mystery to me. > I'm not sure if that's on purpose or not... :) > > Anyway, just for a starting point, I'm a elementary special

Re: PESO -- "Industrial Art"

2007-01-02 Thread Jack Davis
Weii seen. Like the composition. Small knit with the blown out upper left skylight area. Jack --- "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Another shot taken between Christmas and New Years. I went out with > a > friend for a ramble in New Haven, CT. The Yale students, in fact the > > stu

RE: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Tim Øsleby
Don't believe you. With an IQ of 50 you should have trouble opening a door on your own ;-) I've done a bit of this and a bit of that too. Worked in a stable, training trotters first, then at a factory, then window cleaner, even did a bit of dark room work in my past (I sucked at it). Also been se

RE: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Tim Øsleby
Is what you are saying that MOSFETs takes more beating without going up in smoke? If that's the case, this would explain why they are used a lot in PA audio systems. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Beh

Re: PESO - Breaking through

2007-01-02 Thread Bruce Dayton
as in a bigger image or just cropped? I like the surrounding picture, it gives it a good sense of context. -- Bruce Tuesday, January 2, 2007, 11:52:35 AM, you wrote: GD> On Jan 2, 2007, at 11:11 AM, Bruce Dayton wrote: >> I was taking an early morning walk while in Utah (brisk 20 degrees) >

Re: PESO - Bicycle in the snow

2007-01-02 Thread Bruce Dayton
This one has Frank written all over it. Not quite sharp focus, a bike, bad weather...thanks for sharing - :) -- Best regards, Bruce Tuesday, January 2, 2007, 1:18:50 PM, you wrote: GS> We got our first snow of the season on New Year's Eve. It wasn't a GS> big storm, but it was icy and windy,

Re: PESO - Breaking through

2007-01-02 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I meant a much bigger print. Not feasible on screen, really. G On Jan 2, 2007, at 1:51 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote: > as in a bigger image or just cropped? I like the surrounding picture, > it gives it a good sense of context. > >>> http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_4198a.htm -- PDML Pentax-Disc

Re: PESO -- "Ugly duckling grows up"

2007-01-02 Thread Bruce Dayton
The lighting is not real great here but the swan surrounded by the other ducks is pretty good. -- Best regards, Bruce Tuesday, January 2, 2007, 1:23:08 PM, you wrote: PJA> This was taken between Christmas and New Years, Coldest day of the week, PJA> temperature almost normal. These denizens w

Re: PESO - Breaking through

2007-01-02 Thread Bruce Dayton
Thanks Paul. I appreciate your opinion. -- Bruce Tuesday, January 2, 2007, 12:40:15 PM, you wrote: pcn> Well done. pcn> -- Original message -- pcn> From: Tim Øsleby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Just in the decisive moment Bruce. >> I like it very much. >> >> >>

Re: Fw: Full frame vs APS-C was: Re: PESO - Hertzlia Marina vs K10D

2007-01-02 Thread P. J. Alling
I don't have to be cruel to or about Ken Rockwell, he has himself for that. Peter Fairweather wrote: > Instead of being cruel about Ken Rockwell, try reading his work. > Nowhere also has the basic spec of the new Canon 7d. Not only can he > review cameras he hasn't used, he can even do this for ca

Re: Fw: Full frame vs APS-C was: Re: PESO - Hertzlia Marina vs K10D

2007-01-02 Thread Christian
Peter Fairweather wrote: > Instead of being cruel about Ken Rockwell, try reading his work. > Nowhere also has the basic spec of the new Canon 7d. Not only can he > review cameras he hasn't used, he can even do this for cameras which > don't yet exist. 24 meg sensor, 3.1 frames per second continuou

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Brendan MacRae
--- Peter Fairweather <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Why are their so few female contributors to this > list? Does this > reflect camera users as a whole or just list users > possibly? > > Peter > Well, judging from how many of us come from an engineering background, I would guess that it fo

Re: PESO: A lady for Frank

2007-01-02 Thread Bruce Dayton
Good one. You made me chuckle. And hear I thought Frank was so unique... -- Bruce Tuesday, January 2, 2007, 1:10:45 PM, you wrote: pcn> A match made in heaven: pcn> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5402125 pcn> K10D with DA 16-45, ISO 800, f4 @ 1/15th -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: PESO -- Rose II

2007-01-02 Thread Bruce Dayton
It does have an interesting quality to it, but just not quite there for me. -- Bruce Tuesday, January 2, 2007, 1:15:40 PM, you wrote: PJA> Some of you may remember this young lady from one of my past PESOs. PJA> She's decided to be a bit less serious in the new year. It's not a PJA> great pho

Re: Scanning

2007-01-02 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 03/01/07, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've yet to see a decent 35mm scan from a flatbed, mostly because the > holders suck horribly. MF and LF scans on the other hand can get quite > good with the higher-end scanners, if not quite up to a Nikon 9000's output. I have an LS-8000, V700

Re: PESO - Breaking through

2007-01-02 Thread Bruce Dayton
I wish I had spotted it earlier - didn't last very long. I go three shots, but only in the first one was the plane not past the mountain already. Thanks for commenting. -- Bruce Tuesday, January 2, 2007, 12:37:13 PM, you wrote: TØ> Just in the decisive moment Bruce. TØ> I like it very much.

Re: Do it yourself pano head

2007-01-02 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 03/01/07, Markus Maurer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So I was just lucky so far that I did not use anything wider than a 50mm? > I will make the next panos again with the Pentax 50mm or 100mm. > greetings > Markus Not really, you could be lucky and the natural point of rotation of your lens/cam

Re: PESO - Breaking through

2007-01-02 Thread Bruce Dayton
Thanks, glad you liked it. -- Bruce Tuesday, January 2, 2007, 11:48:46 AM, you wrote: r> oh wow that's such a great picture r> rg2 r> - Original Message - r> From: "Bruce Dayton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> r> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" r> Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 2:11 PM r> Su

Re: PESO - Hertzlia Marina vs K10D

2007-01-02 Thread Adam Maas
Digital Image Studio wrote: > On 02/01/07, K.Takeshita <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> There was an interview article with Nikon on FF subject. Among other things >> they said, they have been observing Canon 5D sales for a while but it never >> went beyond 5% of total DSLR sales. FF sensor cost

Re: Scanning

2007-01-02 Thread Adam Maas
I've yet to see a decent 35mm scan from a flatbed, mostly because the holders suck horribly. MF and LF scans on the other hand can get quite good with the higher-end scanners, if not quite up to a Nikon 9000's output. -Adam Markus Maurer wrote: > I can even see a difference between the Canon 99

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Mark Roberts
frank theriault wrote: >All I know is that the FET part of it stands for Field Effect >Transistor, and that in HiFi apps, they're generally used in the >output stages of power amps, and that they (in some way) mimic the >behaviour of vacuum tubes. Yes - transconductance: The output current is con

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread K.Takeshita
On 1/02/07 4:36 PM, "Peter Fairweather", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Why are their so few female contributors to this list? Does this > reflect camera users as a whole or just list users possibly? I thought a number of female contributors were rather high in this list. But it's true you can coun

Re: PESO - Hertzlia Marina vs K10D

2007-01-02 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 02/01/07, K.Takeshita <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There was an interview article with Nikon on FF subject. Among other things > they said, they have been observing Canon 5D sales for a while but it never > went beyond 5% of total DSLR sales. FF sensor cost in case of 5D is still > over 6 tim

Re: More rumors ... (and happy New Year)

2007-01-02 Thread Margus Männik
35mm is technically speaking a wide angle, but IRL it's not quite a wide. At least not for my kind of photography. OK, it's a bit individual. Vignetting can NOT be so easily corrected without loss on density range (photographic latitude). But, yes, the loss of resolution is the main problem. I d

Re: PESO -- "Industrial Art"

2007-01-02 Thread frank theriault
On 1/2/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I like this one. Nice comosition with interesting combination of highlights > and grayscale. > Paul I agree. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net h

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 03/01/07, Margus Männik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I suspect that most of the hi-fi enthusiasts don't know and doesn't care > what MOSFET stands for and what it really means... ;) Yes, they are too busy trying to hear the difference between digital interconnects :-) -- Rob Studdert HURSTVIL

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Adam Maas
Peter Fairweather wrote: > I run a university business school in Kent. I'm attempting to retire > early as the best part of the job has become taking photos for the in > house magazine and the external relations department. > > Why are their so few female contributors to this list? Does this > ref

Re: Fw: Full frame vs APS-C was: Re: PESO - Hertzlia Marina vs K10D

2007-01-02 Thread Peter Fairweather
Instead of being cruel about Ken Rockwell, try reading his work. Nowhere also has the basic spec of the new Canon 7d. Not only can he review cameras he hasn't used, he can even do this for cameras which don't yet exist. 24 meg sensor, 3.1 frames per second continuous he informs us. What a guy!! Pe

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread frank theriault
On 1/2/07, Margus Männik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I suspect that most of the hi-fi enthusiasts don't know and doesn't care > what MOSFET stands for and what it really means... ;) All I know is that the FET part of it stands for Field Effect Transistor, and that in HiFi apps, they're generally

RE: Scanning

2007-01-02 Thread Markus Maurer
I can even see a difference between the Canon 9900F flatbed scanner and a Minolta Dual Scan 2 filmscanner very well here when scanning ccolor negative film. And the Canon is one of the better flatbed scanners for its age. I would love to have access to a high end one... greetings Markus -Ori

RE: Do it yourself pano head

2007-01-02 Thread Markus Maurer
So I was just lucky so far that I did not use anything wider than a 50mm? I will make the next panos again with the Pentax 50mm or 100mm. greetings Markus -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Digital Image Studio Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 12:

Re: SDHC and card readers?

2007-01-02 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 03/01/07, Brendan MacRae <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > They do... > > I have a cheapo reader and it does read the Extreme > III SD cards. However, I've only used it twice; I'm > now just dumping directly from the camera. The Extreme III are still SD cards they don't conform to SDHC spec. and for

Re: Fw: Full frame vs APS-C was: Re: PESO - Hertzlia Marina vs K10D

2007-01-02 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 03/01/07, Bronek Kozicki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Digital Image Studio wrote: > > factor relative to FF 35mm ;-) > > > keyword underscored. ...and? -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.swiftdsl.com.au

Re: SDHC and card readers?

2007-01-02 Thread Brendan MacRae
They do... I have a cheapo reader and it does read the Extreme III SD cards. However, I've only used it twice; I'm now just dumping directly from the camera. -Brendan --- Jostein Øksne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gang, > > Does anyone know if card readers constructed for > plain SD cards will

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Margus Männik
I suspect that most of the hi-fi enthusiasts don't know and doesn't care what MOSFET stands for and what it really means... ;) BRM J. C. O'Connell wrote: >You guys are obviously not hi-fi enthusiasts. >Those have been used in some audio amps for >decades. >jco > >-Original Message- >Fro

Re: Fw: Full frame vs APS-C was: Re: PESO - Hertzlia Marina vs K10D

2007-01-02 Thread Bronek Kozicki
Digital Image Studio wrote: > factor relative to FF 35mm ;-) keyword underscored. B. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: PESO -- "Another senseless hit and run..."

2007-01-02 Thread frank theriault
On 1/2/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I should really pay attention to what I'm doing. Correct link below: > > http://www.mindspring.com/~morephotos/PESO_--_anothersenselesshitandrun.html > Senseless slaughter... cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Carti

Re: PESO -- "Industrial Art"

2007-01-02 Thread pnstenquist
I like this one. Nice comosition with interesting combination of highlights and grayscale. Paul -- Original message -- From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Another shot taken between Christmas and New Years. I went out with a > friend for a ramble in New Ha

Re: Fw: Full frame vs APS-C was: Re: PESO - Hertzlia Marina vs K10D

2007-01-02 Thread P. J. Alling
Width maybe, but height is, (well at the sizes we're considering), much greater in the Kodak chip than in APS-H format. Adam Maas wrote: > Yes, but the size is similar. > > -Adam > > P. J. Alling wrote: > >> That's not true, the Kodak chip is the same ratio as APS-C ~ 35mm ~ >> 6x9cm (2:3).

Re: PESO - Bicycle in the snow

2007-01-02 Thread frank theriault
On 1/2/07, George Sinos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We got our first snow of the season on New Year's Eve. It wasn't a > big storm, but it was icy and windy, and of course hit at a bad time > for those on the road. > > I took a few snapshots on the way to a friend's house at about 4 pm. > The lig

Re: PESO: A lady for Frank

2007-01-02 Thread Christian
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > A match made in heaven: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5402125 > > K10D with DA 16-45, ISO 800, f4 @ 1/15th > > More likely a match made in a lab by evil scientists... Clearly, you realize that this young lady and Mr. Theriault are 2 very disparate spe

Re: Fw: Full frame vs APS-C was: Re: PESO - Hertzlia Marina vs K10D

2007-01-02 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 03/01/07, Bronek Kozicki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > she does not ;-P and I'm not going to argue with you other points, as > they might be true indeed. The fact is I'm just losing patience seeing > discussion that could end up like whinning "when Pentax will finally > release full frame camera

Re: PESO: A lady for Frank

2007-01-02 Thread P. J. Alling
Sounds like a job for Cotty... Christian wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> A match made in heaven: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5402125 >> >> K10D with DA 16-45, ISO 800, f4 @ 1/15th >> >> >> > > More likely a match made in a lab by evil scientists... Clearly, you > r

Re: PESO: A lady for Frank

2007-01-02 Thread pnstenquist
Thanks Frank. But don't forget we're talking women not wine. Young isn't a problem:-). I like this girl's spirit. All the Starbucks employees were supposed to wear ears on this Saturday. She was the only one who had the courage to put 'em on. Good to hear your spoke for, BTW. Paul ---

Re: PESO -- "Another senseless hit and run..."

2007-01-02 Thread Perry Pellechia
Victim never had a chance do dodge that vehicle. On 1/2/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Damn wrong link > > http://www.mindspring.com/~morephotos/PESO_--_anothersenselesshitandrun.html > > Perry Pellechia wrote: > > Looks like quite a snow storm, a total white out > > > > On 1/2/

Re: Full frame vs APS-C was: Re: PESO - Hertzlia Marina vs K10D

2007-01-02 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 03/01/07, Bronek Kozicki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > you seem to forgot that the new Hoya Pentax company will launch in > October -- I'd be surprised if 645D does not go to market before this > date, and I'd be shocked if it is pulled back with no good reason other > than "merger". I think I'

Re: More rumors ... (and happy New Year)

2007-01-02 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 03/01/07, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A 20/2.8, FA 24/2.8. FA 24/2 Maybe A24/2.8 ;-) The beauty of which is even if there is some vignetting with the FF WA lenses given that the sensor density would likely be lower the requirements for absolute resolution would be reduced and CA wou

Re: PESO: A lady for Frank

2007-01-02 Thread frank theriault
On 1/2/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A match made in heaven: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5402125 Thanks for the thought, Paul, but: a) She's far too young for the likes of me, and, b) I'm spoken for these days. That being said, I like the pic. It's a nice

Re: Fw: Full frame vs APS-C was: Re: PESO - Hertzlia Marina vs K10D

2007-01-02 Thread Adam Maas
Yes, but the size is similar. -Adam P. J. Alling wrote: > That's not true, the Kodak chip is the same ratio as APS-C ~ 35mm ~ > 6x9cm (2:3). APS-H (16:9) isn't even close. Geeze these numbers are > published everywhere. > > Adam Maas wrote: >> Bronek Kozicki wrote: >> >>> Quoting Digital

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Peter Fairweather
I run a university business school in Kent. I'm attempting to retire early as the best part of the job has become taking photos for the in house magazine and the external relations department. Why are their so few female contributors to this list? Does this reflect camera users as a whole or just

Re: Fw: Full frame vs APS-C was: Re: PESO - Hertzlia Marina vs K10D

2007-01-02 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 03/01/07, K.Takeshita <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What they call "blind test" is rampant. They exhibit images taken by > various cameras including 5D (usually more than 5 images taken by different > cameras) and see if anyone can tell the difference. This of course is more > for an entertain

Re: PESO: A lady for Frank

2007-01-02 Thread frank theriault
On 1/2/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm sure that Frank will appreciate the thought. I'm not sure the lady > will... Why, I oughtta...!!! cheers, frank ;-) -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http:

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread graywolf
Some day we shall have to talk . Strangely I have not used a soldering iron on a job since I worked in a TV shop back in 63-64. While I usually refer to my primary occupation as an EMT (electro-mechanical technician), every employer I've worked for has had a different name for what I did. But b

Re: PESO -- "Another senseless hit and run..."

2007-01-02 Thread P. J. Alling
Damn wrong link http://www.mindspring.com/~morephotos/PESO_--_anothersenselesshitandrun.html Perry Pellechia wrote: > Looks like quite a snow storm, a total white out > > On 1/2/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Another shot from my New Years Eve outing. I was walking along

Re: PESO -- "Another senseless hit and run..."

2007-01-02 Thread P. J. Alling
I should really pay attention to what I'm doing. Correct link below: http://www.mindspring.com/~morephotos/PESO_--_anothersenselesshitandrun.html P. J. Alling wrote: > Another shot from my New Years Eve outing. I was walking along a street > in Providence RI when a car jumped the curb and knoc

PESO -- "Industrial Art"

2007-01-02 Thread P. J. Alling
Another shot taken between Christmas and New Years. I went out with a friend for a ramble in New Haven, CT. The Yale students, in fact the students from most of the local colleges had gone home for the holidays. We mostly had the city to ourselves. This caught my eye in a store decorated i

Re: PESO: A lady for Frank

2007-01-02 Thread P. J. Alling
I'm sure that Frank will appreciate the thought. I'm not sure the lady will... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > A match made in heaven: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5402125 > > K10D with DA 16-45, ISO 800, f4 @ 1/15th > > > -- -- The more I know of men, the more I like my dog.

Re: Looking for a K10D ...

2007-01-02 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Not the camera - Western Europe. Some Canadian wanted to put it in his > province. Oh, I see. Then tell him that apart from a logistical problem he'd have to face another major obstacle...* ;-) Ralf *) gung jbhyq or zr -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - K

PESO -- "Another senseless hit and run..."

2007-01-02 Thread P. J. Alling
Another shot from my New Years Eve outing. I was walking along a street in Providence RI when a car jumped the curb and knocked down an innocent bystander. It was so surprising that I wasn't prepared to capture the event but good photographer that I am I was able to capture the aftermath. No

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